Thirty-day non-seizure outcomes following temporal lobectomy for adult epilepsy

Refractory temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) is the most common cause of pharmacoresistant seizures [1,2]. Temporal lobectomy (TL) is performed after exhausting most other efforts to control refractory TLE. Given that seizure control is the ultimate goal of TL, numerous studies have investigated seizure outcomes after TL in adults [3 –11] and children [12–15]. However, few studies have investigated other (non-seizure) postoperative outcomes after TL, especially using multicenter data. Due to the recognized underutilization of TL for refractory TLE, understanding the full extent of TL complications is paramount in making info rmed decisions prior to TL surgery [1,2].
Source: Clinical Neurology and Neurosurgery - Category: Neurosurgery Authors: Source Type: research